This New Way

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This New Way episodes

April 21, 2022 The Gift of Being Heard: How to Nurture Relationships and Have Impactful Conversations (with Patrick Ewers, Founder & CEO at Mindmaven)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/patrick-ewers-mindmaven-the-gift-of-being-heard-how-to-nurture-relationships-and-have-impactful-conversations/

Voicing your positive thoughts about someone else could be the most powerful relationship habit.
This is called positive alacrity.
Patrick Ewers is the founder and CEO of Mindmaven, an executive coaching firm that’s worked with 100’s of leaders.
In today’s episode, Patrick talks about the superpower of fellowship and the importance of taking care of relationships, which is often never urgent on our to-do list.
He also shares the most powerful relationship habit we should all incorporate inside and out of work to have a lasting positive impact on people.
Lastly, we talk about watercooler conversations and how to develop deeper and more meaningful conversations with our colleagues by firing the second dart.
Tune in to hear all about Patrick’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
47 min
April 14, 2022 When You Mess Up, Fess Up: Why Self-Awareness Is a Leadership Superpower (with Heidi Hauver, Vice President, People Experience at Shinydocs)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/heidi-hauver-shinydocs-when-you-mess-up-fess-up-why-self-awareness-is-a-leadership-superpower/
How often do you stand up and say, “Oops, I messed up.”?
The next time you mess up and fess up, you will have more trust and credibility with your team.
Heidi Hauver, Vice President, People Experience at ShinyDocs, reminds us that you don’t need to be the smartest person in the room. You need to cultivate a great environment and bring the right people together.
In episode 95, Heidi shares why self-awareness is a leadership superpower and the best ways leaders should be giving and getting feedback.
We also talked about the similarities between leadership and parenting, and the different lessons she learned that everyone can apply to their teams.
Lastly, we covered having a growth mindset in both children and adults, and the practice of active listening.
Tune in to hear all about Heidi’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
48 min
April 07, 2022 Hiring, Training, Learning: The 3 Elements of Building High-Performing Teams (with Dan Greene, Sr. Vice President of North American Sales and Growth at Impossible Foods)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/dan-greene-impossible-foods-hiring-training-learning-the-3-elements-of-building-high-performing-teams/
What makes high-performing teams? According to Dan, you need 3 foundational elements.
Dan Greene is the Sr. Vice President of North American Sales and Growth at Impossible Foods. Dan also led large teams and revenue-generating business units at Google and Twitter, and has served over 11 years as a Navy fighter pilot.
In episode 94, Dan shares the three elements of building high-performing teams: Hiring, Training and Learning.
Dan also talks about how he learned to lead with data, and not just instinct, and when it is important to bring decision-making to the table.
Tune in to hear all about Dan’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
38 min
March 31, 2022 If It's Perfect, It's Too Late: Why You Should Give Up Tasks and Delegate Projects (with Lloyed Lobo co-founder and President of Boast.AI)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/lloyed-lobo-boast-if-its-perfect-its-too-late-why-you-should-give-up-tasks-and-delegate-projects/
Are you only shipping projects when they’re perfect?
If it’s perfect, it’s too late!
Lloyed Lobo is the Co-founder and President of Boast.AI and also chairs the annual TractionConf.io.
In episode #93, Lloyed shares why the more you give up as a leader, the better.
We also talked about creating a community of practice first rather than product, and Lloyed shared his CAMPER framework around community building that you can implement into your strategy.
Tune in to hear all about Lloyed’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
46 min
March 24, 2022 The Best Managers Don't Rescue, They Coach: Why Your Goals Should Be Thrilling, Important, and Daunting (with Michael Bungay Stanier, Author of ‘The Coaching Habit’ & ‘How to Begin’)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/michael-bungay-stanier-author-the-best-managers-dont-rescue-they-coach/
How many times have you told your team the answer to their problems rather than ask them questions?
We’ve all done it!
Today’s guest is Michael Bungay Stanier, founder of Box of Crayons and author of “The Coaching Habit” & “How to Begin”.
In today’s episode, Michael dives deep into what it really means to coach. We discuss performance versus development-based coaching, and the 3 principles to be more coach-like.
Michael also talks about the advice monster and why most leaders try to rescue and protect their team.
We also talk about how to incorporate coaching into the everyday and why every goal comes with mosquitoes.
Tune in to hear all about Michael’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
44 min
March 17, 2022 Does Your Team Bring You Bad News? How to Know If You Have a Reward or Fear-Based Culture (with Anna Curzon, Chief Product Officer at Xero)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/anna-curzon-xero-does-your-team-bring-you-bad-news-how-to-know-if-you-have-a-reward-or-fear-based-culture/

How often does your team bring you bad news? And how do you react to it when they do?
Anna Curzon is the Chief Product Officer at Xero, and also previously led internet banking at ASB.

In episode #91, Anna talks about the “Xero Magic” and how as leaders, we should bring our “most authentic selves” to work.

She also shares how leaders can be sure they’ve provided enough clarity to their team and how to distinguish if you have a reward versus fear-based leadership style.
Tune in to hear all about Anna’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!
46 min
March 10, 2022 When There’s Doubt, There’s No Doubt: How to Protect Culture and Eliminate Hiring Biases (with Nick Dimitrov, Founder of Bar Raiser)
What steps should you take if you are on the fence about hiring a candidate?
Nick Dimitrov, former Amazon Bar Raiser, teaches companies how to hire the best-quality talent that consistently raises their bar.
In episode #90, Nick talks about how leaders can acknowledge and eliminate hiring biases. He also shares who should have the final call on hiring decisions based on the size of a company.
We also talk about defining the bar of an organization and how smaller businesses can compete for talent with large corporations.
Tune in to hear all about Nicks’s hiring habits and the lessons learned along the way!
47 min
March 03, 2022 Stop Telling People What They Should Be Doing: How to Motivate and Acknowledge Employees On An Individual Level (with Paul Parisi, Head of Silicon Valley Bank Canada)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/paul-parisi-svb-stop-telling-people-what-they-should-be-doing/
Don't assume employees want to continuously grow in a company!
Today’s guest is Paul Parisi, former President of Paypal Canada and today, the Head of Silicon Valley Bank Canada.
In this episode, Paul shares how philosophy and psychology play a powerful part in leadership.
Learn the differences between motivating a team versus motivating individuals and how leaders can create organizational alignment.
Tune in to hear all about what being a strategic leader means, how to make time in your calendar for future thinking, and how to talk to people on an individual level.
39 min
February 24, 2022 Can You Take a Problem from Beginning to End? How to Read Signals and Manage “Synthesizers” (with Scott Williamson, Chief Product Officer at GitLab)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/scott-williamson-gitlab-can-you-take-a-problem-from-beginning-to-end/
It’s important to know how to manage the synthesizers on your team. But first, let’s understand who synthesizers are and how they work.
Scott Williamson is the Chief Product Officer at GitLab.
In episode 88, Scott breaks down what it means to be a servant leader and how to manage synthesizers.
We also discuss the difference between KPI’s and OKR’s, and how leaders can use those two methods to provide clarity and focus for their team.
Tune in to learn about the signals Scott watches for to determine where blockers are and he even goes into detail about what a first-class hiring process looks like at Gitlab.
45 min
February 17, 2022 You Won't Have All the Answers: Why Being Intellectually Honest and Disassociating from Ideas Makes You a Better Leader (with Remi Guyot, Chief Product Officer at BlaBlaCar)
https://fellow.app/supermanagers/remi-guyot-blablacar-you-wont-have-all-the-answers/
What does it really mean to be intellectually honest and how do you disassociate from ideas?
Rémi Guyot is the Chief Product Officer at BlaBlaCar. Rémi is also the author of a biweekly newsletter titled Mind Fooled, where he writes about leadership, design, and how the mind works.
In today’s episode, Rémi explains what it means to be intellectually honest – and how dissociating from ideas can help your team make better decisions.
Rémi also breaks down why the KIST (K-I-S-T) method is wrong, and why it’s our responsibility as managers to digest complex problems before delegating them to our team.
Tune in to hear Rémi’s advice on how to help someone on your team, when you don’t have the answers to their questions.
51 min

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This New Way (formerly Supermanagers) is a show hosted by Aydin Mirzaee (CEO of Fellow–#1 AI Meeting Assistant) about how real companies are using AI at work. No theory, no fluff — just straight talk with leaders who are testing, implementing, and learning as they go.